Room 34 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 How about... Q: Can I just make up any Pitfall!-related question I want and get the damn prize already? A: No. Sorry... I'm having a bad day at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 How about Q: Since there's no damn chance in hell I'll figure the puzzle out, can I just buy the prize? I already know the A: though, and it's no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Actually, someone was just auctioning a CIB Room of Doom on eBay a few days ago. Looks like it closed already though because I couldn't find it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Both question and answer are incorrect. You're definitely on the right track, though. I had expected that, but somebody had to start, else we might do this forever. And next week I have no internet access for three days, so I better hurry to solve the puzzle until Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Are we overdue for another clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Actually, someone was just auctioning a CIB Room of Doom on eBay a few days ago. Looks like it closed already though because I couldn't find it now. Dude, I can afford a CIB copy like I can afford a hole in the head. What I need is loosey goosey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Well it was only at about $20 when I saw it and I don't think it had that much time left. I'll see if I can track it down and find out what it finally went for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I think krisjohn was really, really close, several days ago. He wrote: Sorry, I meant "Alan Hewston". ... who holds the Twin Galaxies world record for Pitfall II adv. ed. Unfortunately, he also wrote: 99,000 points. Which is the wrong score. So, I'm just going to leech off everyone else, and make a guess: Q. What is Pitfall II Adventurer's Edition max possible score? A. 199,000 (Apologies in advance if this is correct.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 So, I'm just going to leech off everyone else, and make a guess: Q. What is Pitfall II Adventurer's Edition max possible score? A. 199,000 (Apologies in advance if this is correct.) Right question, wrong answer. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Well... as long as I'm here, I'll re-guess. If it isn't solved by the time I get back, I'll actually do some research. Q. What is Pitfall II Adventurer's Edition max possible score? A. 300,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 If 300,000 wasn't right when Thomas guessed it, then you can be certain it wasn't right when you guessed it either. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 If 300,000 wasn't right when Thomas guessed it, then you can be certain it wasn't right when you guessed it either. Well, I said I was a leech. (I missed the part where you said both his question and answer were incorrect.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 Now that the question has been successfully guessed, here's how you'd go about finding it: The gold letters can be anagrammed into THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO There are 12 Activision game titles found in the first level of the wordsearch which are not in straight line paths. The letters at the knee point of each of these titles can be arranged to spell FOLD IT IN HALF. Combining the two phrases gives THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO FOLD IT IN HALF Fold the wordsearch in half diagonally, so that the upper right corner meets the lower left corner. Doing so will make all 23 of the gold letters touch 23 white letters. These 23 white letters are what are hinted at by "the golden touch." How is an egg like a golden crown? Each is an example of gold touching only white. The yolk of an egg touches only white. The golden crown of a tooth rests atop the white of a tooth. The 23 white letters touched by gold spell out IS PITFALL II EDITION SCORE. You should be able to deduce this from the clue given at the start of the contest: THE GOLDEN TOUCH: ?I?F?L? ?S ??IT?O? S?O?? I? There are 26 words to be found in the second level of the word search. The silver letters assist you in finding them and let you know when you've found all there is to find. Each word will pass through a silver letter. The knee points of the 26 letters spell out WHAT ADVENTURERS MAX POSSIBLE. You should be able to deduce this from the clue given at the start of the contest: SILVER KNEE PADS: ??V???U???? M?? W??? P????B?? Combining the Silver and Gold anagrams yields the puzzle's ultimate secret: WHAT IS PITFALL II ADVENTURERS EDITION MAX POSSIBLE SCORE Now, if only somebody could come up with the right answer... Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 WHAT IS PITFALL II ADVENTURERS EDITION MAX POSSIBLE SCORE? 219,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 414,000 points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Q. Q. What is Pitfall II Adventurer's Edition max possible score? A. 299,800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 A. 299,800 No answer yet? Damn, I need some sleep now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 398,000 (he says having not even tried to win, or even follow, this contest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 OK... Who will win the contest now? Nathan provided the correct question, but not the correct answer. The correct question is now public knowledge, so whoever provides the correct answer (Russ, if he's right) will also only really be providing half of what's required to win. Damn... I knew I had to fold it in half diagonally but I was so locked into trying to make it fit the Pitfall II Level 2 map that I never even thought about how the letters within the puzzle itself touched when you did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I never would have figured out the folding it in half diagonally... well maybe, but then to figure out which letters were touched by gold letters.. I don't know. I didn't think that we needed to also say the question, since it is now public knowledge... Hey, when you guys post your guesses, don't forget to add in the amount for starting, 4000 according to the manual. I'm a little unsure of whether the question is just for one map of Pitfall II, or the whole game. I assumed the whole game when coming up with my number... I have no idea if that is right, but 414,000 just sounds like a good number! LOL! I can see MMF crossing his fingers in front of his screen right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Oops, I think I miscounted... A: 424,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 What is pitfall II Adverturers Edition max possible score? 524,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 The correct question is now public knowledge, so whoever provides the correct answer (Russ, if he's right) will also only really be providing half of what's required to win. Unless I get it. Not likely though. Damn... I knew I had to fold it in half diagonally but I was so locked into trying to make it fit the Pitfall II Level 2 map that I never even thought about how the letters within the puzzle itself touched when you did that. I had done that earlier - I'd folded the map vertically, and looked at the letters of various colors that touched, and found nothing. Then, once I found out about skipping every other letter, I gave up on the "touching" idea. I did try folding the map diagonally, but I wasn't looking for touching letters anymore - I was still skipping letters. Another guess (just in case Ben took the screenshot on the Pitfall II page): Q. What is Pitfall II Adventurer's Edition max possible score? A. 165,335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted May 22, 2003 Author Share Posted May 22, 2003 No right answer so far... Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 Just to get this straight... only the question is to be found in the puzzle, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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